Authorised Lives in Early Christian Biography: Between Eusebius and Augustine (Cambridge Classical Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Authorised Lives in Early Christian Biography: Between Eusebius and Augustine (Cambridge Classical Studies) Book

What was distinctive about Christian biography in late antiquity? In this book, Dr Williams examines a range of biographies of prominent Christians written in the fourth and fifth centuries AD, and suggests that they share a purpose and function...Read More

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  • Book Description

    Provides a close reading of Augustine's Confessions and Eusebius' Life of Constantine to demonstrate that early Christian biography as a genre needs more careful attention than it has hitherto been given, extending beyond mere hagiography to a new understanding of the world.

  • 0521894905
  • 9780521894906
  • Michael Williams
  • 10 July 2008
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 274
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